Meet the artist: Hiʻilei Manoʻi-Hyde

A fluent speaker of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and a prolific composer, Hiʻilei wrote this mele to honor Crown Prince Albert Edward Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa a Kamehameha, who died at age 4.  The young son of King Kamehameha IV (Liholiho) and Queen Emma was the godson of Queen Victoria of England.  This mele won a Language Arts sponsored Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeo Achievement Award in Fall 2013.

Kau maila hoʻi kehau maʻemaʻe

I ka ‘iu konouli o Alakai

He hiʻialo ua milimili ʻia

Ke kilohana e paʻa mau ai

 

ʻO ʻoe no e ka lei hanohano

Haʻale i ka wai a ka manu la

Kuʻu pua laʻi i ke alo kuahiwi

He inoa ʻala, he mea lahaʻole

 

He inoa no Kahakuohawaiʻi